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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 52565

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School

354

Students

Top rankedVan Buren County Community Middle & High School127^th of 340 Iowa high schools

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Summary:

The 52565 zip code area is home to a single school, Van Buren County Community Middle & High School, which serves students in grades 7-12. This school is part of the Van Buren County Community School District.

Van Buren County Community Middle & High School has a relatively strong academic performance, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science that exceed the state averages in many grade levels. However, the school's overall district ranking has declined from 55th out of 338 Iowa high schools in 2023-2024 to 127th out of 340 in 2024-2025, despite maintaining a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school also faces challenges with a high chronic absenteeism rate of 21.6%, which could impact student learning and achievement.

Despite these challenges, the school appears to have access to adequate funding and resources, with a relatively high spending per student ($14,521) and a favorable student-teacher ratio (13.4:1). Overall, Van Buren County Community Middle & High School seems to be a relatively strong-performing school, but there may be room for improvement in certain areas, such as addressing the high chronic absenteeism rate and improving the school's overall district ranking.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISASP English Language Arts (2025)					ISASP Mathematics (2025)					ISASP Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISASP English Language Arts 7th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 8th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 9th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 10th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 11th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 7th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 8th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 9th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 10th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 11th Grade	ISASP Science 8th Grade	ISASP Science 10th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Van Buren County Community Middle & High School	Public	7-12	405 4th Street	Keosauqua	52565	Van Buren County	Van Buren County Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 293-3334	354	28	12.8	60.2%	336 (94.9%)	2 (0.6%)	8 (2.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	64	127^th of 340 public high schools	62.6%		75.6	55^th of 338 public high schools	83.7%	72	74.2	79.0	80.3	81.0	77.8	66.1	71.0	65.6	73.8	72.2	64.5	83.3	$14,521	$252	$14,270

Cities Near Zip Code 52565

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Keosauqua	0.47 mi	1	272^nd
Douds	9.58 mi	1	306^th
Farmington	12.41 mi	2	376^th
Fairfield	17.94 mi	4	260^th
Salem	19.79 mi	1	29^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Iowa Department of Education.

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